Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931

Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER , 1861–1931 (aged 69 years)

Name Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER — birth name

Name: Mary Elizabeth /CARPENTER/
Given names: Mary Elizabeth
Surname: CARPENTER
Type of name: birth name

Name Mary Elizabeth BEST — married name

Name: Mary Elizabeth /BEST/
Given names: Mary Elizabeth
Surname: BEST
Type of name: married name

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: February 17, 1824 32 30 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Marriage: March 7, 1850 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: 1860 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Event: U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 — between 1861 and 1865 — North Carolina, United States Census: June 17, 1880 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Event: U.S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918 Record — between 1862 and 1918 Death: January 20, 1914 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: January 20, 1914 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Martha Jane SCRUGGS Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER 1824–1914 Birth: February 17, 1824 32 30 — Lincoln, North Carolina, United States Death: January 20, 1914 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
mother	Links Birth: March 21, 1824 23 21 Marriage: February 16, 1843 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: March 7, 1850 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: July 5, 1890 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Robert Spores TEDFORD Family with spouse Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER Martha Jane SCRUGGS 1824–1890 Birth: March 21, 1824 23 21 Death: July 5, 1890 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — March 7, 1850 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
11 years herself	Links Birth: May 4, 1861 37 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 25, 1870 Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1931 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: January 8, 1931 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Caleb BEST Warren Dickerson BEST Coy Oscar BEST Earnest BEST Etta Jane BEST Anna BEST Ralph Truman BEST Inez Doris Ina BEST Blanche Mertis BEST Eva Elsie BEST Deva Delsie BEST Otto Martin BEST Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931 Birth: May 4, 1861 37 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1931 — Blount, Tennessee, United States

Mother’s family with Robert Spores TEDFORD
stepfather	Links Birth: 1823 — Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Marriage: February 16, 1843 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: 1845 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Martha Jane SCRUGGS Robert Spores TEDFORD 1823–1845 Birth: 1823 — Jefferson, Tennessee, United States Death: 1845 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
mother	Links Birth: March 21, 1824 23 21 Marriage: February 16, 1843 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: March 7, 1850 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: July 5, 1890 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Robert Spores TEDFORD Family with spouse Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER Martha Jane SCRUGGS 1824–1890 Birth: March 21, 1824 23 21 Death: July 5, 1890 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — February 16, 1843 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Family with Caleb BEST
husband	Links Birth: May 23, 1852 32 31 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 14, 1860 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 25, 1870 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: June 18, 1880 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 2, 1910 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: January 19, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1926 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: June 18, 1926 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER Warren Dickerson BEST Coy Oscar BEST Earnest BEST Etta Jane BEST Anna BEST Ralph Truman BEST Inez Doris Ina BEST Blanche Mertis BEST Eva Elsie BEST Deva Delsie BEST Otto Martin BEST Caleb BEST 1852–1926 Birth: May 23, 1852 32 31 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1926 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
herself	Links Birth: May 4, 1861 37 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: July 25, 1870 Marriage: December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1931 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: January 8, 1931 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Caleb BEST Warren Dickerson BEST Coy Oscar BEST Earnest BEST Etta Jane BEST Anna BEST Ralph Truman BEST Inez Doris Ina BEST Blanche Mertis BEST Eva Elsie BEST Deva Delsie BEST Otto Martin BEST Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931 Birth: May 4, 1861 37 37 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 7, 1931 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
Marriage	Marriage — December 24, 1878 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
10 months son	Links Birth: October 31, 1879 27 18 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: 1902 Event: 60th Anniversary — January 23, 1962 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1962 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Ocia Geneva RASAR Fermond Amuel BEST Martha Marie BEST Earl William BEST Sr Warren Dickerson BEST 1879–1962 Birth: October 31, 1879 27 18 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: August 8, 1962 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Links Birth: March 24, 1882 29 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: April 12, 1900 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: March 24, 1902 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 2, 1910 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: January 19, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: April 24, 1930 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Census: May 22, 1940 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 25, 1959 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: June 28, 1959 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER Truman Royce BEST Frederick Dickerson BEST Edgar Willis BEST Mary Netta BEST Claude Newton BEST Edith Mae BEST Burl Caleb BEST Vern Isaac Baldy BEST Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959 Birth: March 24, 1882 29 20 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 25, 1959 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years son	Links Birth: May 1884 31 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1885 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Earnest BEST 1884–1885 Birth: May 1884 31 22 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: June 17, 1885 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Links Birth: May 10, 1886 33 25 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1949 — Orange, California, United States Burial: Westminster Memorial Park, Westminster, Orange, California, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Homer Nathaniel WALKER Willie Ray WALKER Nellie I WALKER Etta Jane BEST 1886–1949 Birth: May 10, 1886 33 25 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1949 — Orange, California, United States
2 years daughter	Links Birth: September 25, 1888 36 27 Death: October 7, 1890 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Anna BEST 1888–1890 Birth: September 25, 1888 36 27 Death: October 7, 1890
3 years son	Links Birth: November 8, 1891 39 30 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1973 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Mary L JAMES Ernest Kenneth BEST Leonard John BEST Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST John James BEST Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973 Birth: November 8, 1891 39 30 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: March 11, 1973 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States
2 years daughter	Links Birth: March 2, 1894 41 32 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: August 12, 1912 Marriage: September 6, 1934 — Grainger, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1983 Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse James Moses MORTON Nora Almeda MORTON Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON James Moses MORTON Jr Marie MORTON Family with spouse John Lee LAMBERT Dale B LAMBERT Inez Doris Ina BEST 1894–1983 Birth: March 2, 1894 41 32 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1983
2 years daughter	Links Birth: April 5, 1896 43 34 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1994 — Kokomo, Indiana, United States Burial: Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse John Willard WILSON Willard Mason WILSON Frank Best WILSON Annie Elizabeth WILSON Pauline WILSON Leon Caleb WILSON Bertha Irene WILSON Joyce L WILSON Jerry Caleb WILSON Blanche Mertis BEST 1896–1994 Birth: April 5, 1896 43 34 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: January 2, 1994 — Kokomo, Indiana, United States
4 years daughter	Links Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Property: March 28, 1940 — Harriman, Roane, Tennessee, United States Death: April 16, 1980 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Sherwood Memorial Gardens, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse George Washington FEEZELL Horace Edgar FEEZELL Alvin Edison FEEZELL Donald Ray FEEZELL Eva Elsie BEST 1900–1980 Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: April 16, 1980 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
daughter	Links Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 12, 1995 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: Grandview Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse James Roy WHITE Elmer Lee Elma WHITE Dorothy Mae Dot WHITE Deva Delsie BEST 1900–1995 Birth: July 27, 1900 48 39 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: November 12, 1995 — Blount, Tennessee, United States
4 years son	Links Birth: August 12, 1904 52 43 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Marriage: December 23, 1920 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1968 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Burial: October 20, 1968 — Carpenters Methodist Cemetery, Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States Links Compact tree Descendants Family book Interactive tree Pedigree Relationships Family with spouse Eula Delia CARPENTER Zora Belle Belle BEST William Caleb Cabe BEST Ellen Ruth BEST Lois Mae BEST Otto Martin BEST 1904–1968 Birth: August 12, 1904 52 43 — Blount, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1968 — Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States

Descendants of Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER

Generation 1
1. Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER and Martha Jane SCRUGGS, was born on May 4, 1861 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 7, 1931 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
  She married Caleb BEST, son of John Caleb BEST and Mary A MARTIN, on December 24, 1878 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. He was born on May 23, 1852 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 7, 1926 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  Children of Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER and Caleb BEST:
  1. Warren Dickerson BEST (1879–1962) - follow 2.1
  2. Coy Oscar BEST (1882–1959) - follow 2.2
  3. Earnest BEST (1884–1885)
  4. Etta Jane BEST (1886–1949) - follow 2.3
  5. Anna BEST (1888–1890)
  6. Ralph Truman BEST (1891–1973) - follow 2.4
  7. Inez Doris Ina BEST (1894–1983) - follow 2.5
  8. Blanche Mertis BEST (1896–1994) - follow 2.6
  9. Eva Elsie BEST (1900–1980) - follow 2.7
  10. Deva Delsie BEST (1900–1995) - follow 2.8
  11. Otto Martin BEST (1904–1968) - follow 2.9
Generation 2 back to top
1. Warren Dickerson BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on October 31, 1879 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 8, 1962 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Ocia Geneva RASAR in 1902. She was born on October 6, 1883 and died on May 18, 1977 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 93 years.
  Children of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR:
  1. Fermond Amuel BEST (1903–1969) - follow 3.1
  2. Martha Marie BEST (1909–1987) - follow 3.2
  3. Earl William BEST Sr (1916–2003) - follow 3.3
2. Coy Oscar BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on March 24, 1882 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 25, 1959 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 77 years.
  He married Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, daughter of Isaac Pope HUFFSTETLER and Mary Melvina NEAL, on March 24, 1902 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on June 8, 1882 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 11, 1956 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  Children of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER:
  1. Truman Royce BEST (1902–1960) - follow 3.4
  2. Frederick Dickerson BEST (1904–1987) - follow 3.5
  3. Edgar Willis BEST (1907–2000) - follow 3.6
  4. Mary Netta BEST (1910–1997) - follow 3.7
  5. Claude Newton BEST (1911–1990) - follow 3.8
  6. Edith Mae BEST (1916–2005) - follow 3.9
  7. Burl Caleb BEST (1919–2008) - follow 3.10
  8. Vern Isaac Baldy BEST (1921–2007) - follow 3.11
  9. Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST (1924–1995) - follow 3.12
3. Etta Jane BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on May 10, 1886 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 7, 1949 in Orange, California, United States at the age of 63 years.
  Children of Etta Jane BEST and Homer Nathaniel WALKER:
  1. Willie Ray WALKER (1906–1934)
  2. Nellie I WALKER (1909–…)
4. Ralph Truman BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on November 8, 1891 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 11, 1973 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 81 years.
  Children of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES:
  1. Ernest Kenneth BEST (1913–2003) - follow 3.13
  2. Leonard John BEST (1916–2003) - follow 3.14
  3. Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST (1918–2013) - follow 3.15
  4. John James BEST (1920–1921)
5. Inez Doris Ina BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on March 2, 1894 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on May 13, 1983 at the age of 89 years.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married James Moses MORTON, son of Andrew Jackson MORTON and Vira Jane GIFFIN, on August 12, 1912. He was born on March 7, 1891 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 29, 1929 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States at the age of 38 years.
  The second time she married John Lee LAMBERT on September 6, 1934 in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. He was born on September 15, 1873 and died on August 8, 1949 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 75 years.
  Children of Inez Doris Ina BEST and James Moses MORTON:
  1. Nora Almeda MORTON (1913–1995) - follow 3.16
  2. Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON (1915–2003) - follow 3.17
  3. Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON (1917–1935)
  4. James Moses MORTON Jr (1920–2001) - follow 3.18
  5. Marie MORTON (1922–1999) - follow 3.19
  Children of Inez Doris Ina BEST and John Lee LAMBERT:
  1. Dale B LAMBERT (1938–…) - follow 3.20
6. Blanche Mertis BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on April 5, 1896 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 2, 1994 in Kokomo, Indiana, United States at the age of 97 years.
  She married John Willard WILSON.
  Children of Blanche Mertis BEST and John Willard WILSON:
  1. Private
  2. Willard Mason WILSON (1914–1963)
  3. Frank Best WILSON (1916–1987)
  4. Annie Elizabeth WILSON (1919–1999)
  5. Pauline WILSON (1921–1998) - follow 3.22
  6. Leon Caleb WILSON (1924–2003)
  7. Bertha Irene WILSON (1926–1946)
  8. Joyce L WILSON (1929–2009)
  9. Jerry Caleb WILSON (1933–2022)
7. Eva Elsie BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on July 27, 1900 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on April 16, 1980 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 79 years.
  Children of Eva Elsie BEST and George Washington FEEZELL:
  1. Horace Edgar FEEZELL (1923–2005)
  2. Alvin Edison FEEZELL (1919–2005)
  3. Private
  4. Private
  5. Donald Ray FEEZELL (1939–2013)
8. Deva Delsie BEST, daughter of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on July 27, 1900 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 12, 1995 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 95 years.
  She married James Roy WHITE.
  Children of Deva Delsie BEST and James Roy WHITE:
  1. Elmer Lee Elma WHITE (1923–2005)
  2. Dorothy Mae Dot WHITE (1926–2005)
  3. Private
9. Otto Martin BEST, son of Caleb BEST and Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, was born on August 12, 1904 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on October 18, 1968 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 64 years.
  He married Eula Delia CARPENTER, daughter of William T CARPENTER and Celia Tennessee Tennie TUCK, on December 23, 1920 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on June 21, 1904 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 15, 1978 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 74 years.
  Children of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER:
  1. Zora Belle Belle BEST (1922–2000) - follow 3.26
  2. William Caleb Cabe BEST (1924–2007) - follow 3.27
  3. Ellen Ruth BEST (1925–2013) - follow 3.28
  4. Lois Mae BEST (1928–2007) - follow 3.29
Generation 3 back to top
1. Fermond Amuel BEST, son of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR, was born on September 21, 1903 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on October 12, 1969 at the age of 66 years.
  Children of Fermond Amuel BEST and Hazel Irene HENRY:
  1. William Rayford BEST (1927–1982) - follow 4.1
  2. Clyde Henry BEST (1930–2003)
  3. Frieda Rosetta BEST (1932–2023)
  4. Warren Alfred BEST (1934–2006) - follow 4.2
  5. Robert Lee Bud BEST (1937–2014)
  6. Private
  7. Private
  8. Private
  9. Private
2. Martha Marie BEST, daughter of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR, was born on April 8, 1909 and died on March 17, 1987 at the age of 77 years.
  She married Wiley Lafate MYERS, son of James Mack Doc MYERS and Mary Joann PATTY, on December 14, 1929 in Monroe, Tennessee, United States. He was born on March 22, 1908 and died on January 15, 1990 at the age of 81 years.
  Children of Martha Marie BEST and Wiley Lafate MYERS:
  1. Evelyn MYERS (1930–2005) - follow 4.7
  2. Geneva Jo MYERS (1932–1932)
  3. Carol Jane MYERS (1944–2001) - follow 4.8
3. Earl William BEST Sr, son of Warren Dickerson BEST and Ocia Geneva RASAR, was born on May 1, 1916 and died on October 3, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  He married Ruth BARBER. She was born on February 18, 1917 in Adairsville, Georgia, United States and died on November 22, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 86 years.
  Children of Earl William BEST Sr and Ruth BARBER:
  1. Earl William Bill BEST Jr (1947–2009) - follow 4.9
4. Truman Royce BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on November 26, 1902 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 25, 1960 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 57 years.
  He married Flora Gertrude BLEVINS.
  Children of Truman Royce BEST and Flora Gertrude BLEVINS:
  1. Cora Irene BEST (1924–2015) - follow 4.10
  2. Private
  3. Edna Ruth BEST (1927–2020) - follow 4.12
  4. Oscar Samuel Gabby BEST (1929–2019) - follow 4.13
  5. Private
  6. Rosco BEST (1933–1934)
  7. Myrle Gertrude BEST (1934–2017) - follow 4.15
  8. Private
  9. Charles Edward BEST (1940–2008) - follow 4.17
  10. Private
  11. Private
  12. Private
5. Frederick Dickerson BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on December 27, 1904 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 25, 1987 in Greenback, Loudon, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Hazel Jo BRANNON.
  Children of Frederick Dickerson BEST and Hazel Jo BRANNON:
  1. Wanda Oveda BEST (1928–2020) - follow 4.21
  2. Juanita Faye BEST (1932–2015) - follow 4.22
  3. Private
6. Edgar Willis BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on July 12, 1907 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 20, 2000 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 92 years.
  He married Edith Larue GIFFIN, daughter of James Garfield GIFFIN and Ida Tennessee WILSON.
  Children of Edgar Willis BEST and Edith Larue GIFFIN:
  1. James Edgar BEST (1927–2016)
  2. Ida Ethleen BEST (1929–1989) - follow 4.24
  3. Private
  4. Harold Oscar Snake Eye BEST (1933–2021) - follow 4.26
  5. Private
  6. Private
  7. Ronald David BEST (1941–2002) - follow 4.29
  8. Paul Willis BEST (1943–2014) - follow 4.30
7. Mary Netta BEST, daughter of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on January 13, 1910 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 16, 1997 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  She married William Albert Uncle Bill CONING, son of Joseph Albert JA CONING and Martha Jane Thomas HASTINGS.
  Children of Mary Netta BEST and William Albert Uncle Bill CONING:
  1. Kathleen Bethaney CONING (1934–2023) - follow 4.31
  2. Julia Martha CONING (1936–2019) - follow 4.32
  3. Private
  4. Private
8. Claude Newton BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on December 17, 1911 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on February 6, 1990 in Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 78 years.
  He married Susie Mae POPLIN, daughter of John Holbert POPLIN and Jenni RUSSELL.
  Children of Claude Newton BEST and Susie Mae POPLIN:
  1. Rosa Lee BEST (1933–2020) - follow 4.35
  2. Glynn Edward BEST (1935–2008) - follow 4.36
  3. Claude BEST Jr (1937–1939)
  4. Private
  5. Private
  6. Private
9. Edith Mae BEST, daughter of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on May 16, 1916 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on March 21, 2005 in Santa Ana, California, United States at the age of 88 years.
  She married Orris Edward DAWSON, son of George Pressly DAWSON and … MULLINEX.
  Children of Edith Mae BEST and Orris Edward DAWSON:
  1. Dona Irene DAWSON (1952–2001) - follow 4.40
  2. Private
  Children of Edith Mae BEST:
  1. Robert William Bobby, Jesse DAWSON (1947–2008) - follow 4.42
10. Burl Caleb BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on July 3, 1919 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on August 15, 2008 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 89 years.
  He married Mamie Sue BRADLEY, daughter of Luke Calloway BRADLEY Sr and Amanda Alda RAINS.
  Children of Burl Caleb BEST and Mamie Sue BRADLEY:
  1. Private
  2. Kenneth Lee Jack BEST (1946–2001) - follow 4.44
  3. Private
  4. Brenda Sue BEST (1960–2019)
11. Vern Isaac Baldy BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on November 27, 1921 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 3, 2007 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 85 years.
  He married Mildred Imogene MURPHY, daughter of William Andrew MURPHY Sr and Johnnie Ray TUCK.
  Vern Isaac Baldy BEST and Mildred Imogene MURPHY had 6 children.
12. Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST, son of Coy Oscar BEST and Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER, was born on July 20, 1924 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 13, 1995 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 70 years.
  Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST had 4 children.
13. Ernest Kenneth BEST, son of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES, was born on October 1, 1913 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 7, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
  He had a relationship with Mary GAMBLE
  He married Edna ADAMS on February 1, 1983 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on October 7, 1927 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 30, 2015 in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States at the age of 88 years.
  Children of Ernest Kenneth BEST and Mary GAMBLE:
  1. Private
  2. Sue Ella BEST (1937–1989)
14. Leonard John BEST, son of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES, was born on January 1, 1916 and died on May 13, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  He had a relationship with Reva MAE
  He married Maurine CARPENTER, daughter of Lonnie CARPENTER and Verna WILLOCKS, on April 28, 1984 in Blount, Tennessee, United States. She was born on March 2, 1924 and died on December 23, 1997 at the age of 73 years.
  Children of Leonard John BEST and Reva MAE:
  1. Cynthia Ann Cindy BEST (1944–2017) - follow 4.47
15. Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST, daughter of Ralph Truman BEST and Mary L JAMES, was born on May 20, 1918 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on November 29, 2013 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 95 years.
16. Nora Almeda MORTON, daughter of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born in 1913 and died in 1995 at the age of 82 years.
  Children of Nora Almeda MORTON and Herman MILLER:
  1. Raymond E MILLER (1948–2022)
17. Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON, son of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on December 30, 1915 and died on June 13, 2003 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  Children of Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON and Ruth Isabelle YEAROUT:
  1. Joyce Almeda MORTON (1942–2020) - follow 4.48
18. James Moses MORTON Jr, son of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on January 7, 1920 and died on July 17, 2001 at the age of 81 years.
  Children of James Moses MORTON Jr and Reva Blanche MURRELL:
  1. Donna Jean MORTON (1951–2021) - follow 4.49
  2. Private
19. Marie MORTON, daughter of James Moses MORTON and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on August 16, 1922 and died on December 16, 1999 at the age of 77 years.
20. Dale B LAMBERT, son of John Lee LAMBERT and Inez Doris Ina BEST, was born on August 22, 1938.
21. Pauline WILSON, daughter of John Willard WILSON and Blanche Mertis BEST, was born on August 25, 1921 and died on November 17, 1998 at the age of 77 years.
22. Zora Belle Belle BEST, daughter of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on January 28, 1922 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on December 2, 2000 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States at the age of 78 years.
  She married 3 times. The first time she married Cal Lamon KIRKLAND, son of Thomas Floyd KIRKLAND and Mayme Leona REAGAN, on May 11, 1942 in Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia, United States. He was born on June 12, 1922 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on June 4, 2014 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 91 years.
  The second time she married Robert Joseph SPRENGER.
  The third time she married John Joseph LITAVEC Jr in 1965. He was born on March 25, 1926 in Uniontown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States and died on October 12, 1985 in Eastlake, Lake, Ohio, United States at the age of 59 years.
  Children of Zora Belle Belle BEST and Cal Lamon KIRKLAND:
  1. Martha Kathryn KIRKLAND (1942–2006) - follow 4.51
  Zora Belle Belle BEST and Robert Joseph SPRENGER had 2 children.
23. William Caleb Cabe BEST, son of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on March 24, 1924 and died on February 9, 2007 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 82 years.
  He married Nannie Jane LAMBERT.
  He had a relationship with Mildred Etheleen WILSON, daughter of Roy Lee Lee Roy WILSON and Ica Nola MORTON
  William Caleb Cabe BEST and Nannie Jane LAMBERT had 5 children.
  Children of William Caleb Cabe BEST and Mildred Etheleen WILSON:
  1. Susan Jane LANDERS (1947–2022) - follow 4.52
24. Ellen Ruth BEST, daughter of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on November 21, 1925 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on July 25, 2013 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 87 years.
  She married John William J.W. WEBB.
  Children of Ellen Ruth BEST and John William J.W. WEBB:
  1. Private
  2. Donald Ray WEBB (1948–1948)
  3. Elishia Sandra WEBB (1949–2006) - follow 4.54
25. Lois Mae BEST, daughter of Otto Martin BEST and Eula Delia CARPENTER, was born on February 19, 1928 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on September 17, 2007 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States at the age of 79 years.
  She married 2 times. The first time she married Raymond W BAUMGARDNER.
  The second time she married Cecil RAINES Jr, son of Eugene Cecil RAINES and Minnie Ola WISE, on October 16, 1974 in Kentucky, United States. He was born on June 10, 1928 in West Virginia, United States and died on June 20, 1983 in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States at the age of 55 years.
  Lois Mae BEST and Raymond W BAUMGARDNER had 1 child.

Generation 1
1. Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER, daughter of Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER and Martha Jane SCRUGGS, was born on May 4, 1861 in Blount, Tennessee, United States and died on January 7, 1931 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 69 years.
Generation 2 back to top
1. Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER, son of Thomas CARPENTER and Mary Margaret Polly KISER, was born on February 17, 1824 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on January 20, 1914 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 89 years.
2. Martha Jane SCRUGGS, daughter of James SCRUGGS and Nancy Jane TEDFORD, was born on March 21, 1824 and died on July 5, 1890 in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 66 years.
Generation 3 back to top
1. Thomas CARPENTER, son of Peter Hairy CARPENTER and Susannah COX, was born on March 25, 1791 in Gaston, North Carolina, United States and died on June 8, 1862 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 71 years.
2. Mary Margaret Polly KISER, daughter of Adam KISER and Sarah BEST, was born on December 27, 1793 in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States and died on February 12, 1884 in Blount, Tennessee, United States at the age of 90 years.
3. James SCRUGGS was born in 1801 and died in 1824 at the age of 23 years.
4. Nancy Jane TEDFORD, daughter of Capt George TEDFORD and Jean Jane HANNAH, was born in 1803 and died on September 12, 1869 in Hamilton, Illinois, United States at the age of 66 years.

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father Parents Thomas CARPENTER Mary Margaret Polly KISER	Thomas Dickenson Dick, TD CARPENTER 1824–1914
mother Parents James SCRUGGS Nancy Jane TEDFORD	Martha Jane SCRUGGS 1824–1890
herself	Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931

Mother’s family with Robert Spores TEDFORD
stepfather	Robert Spores TEDFORD 1823–1845
mother Parents James SCRUGGS Nancy Jane TEDFORD	Martha Jane SCRUGGS 1824–1890

Family with Caleb BEST
husband Parents John Caleb BEST Mary A MARTIN	Caleb BEST 1852–1926
herself	Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER 1861–1931
son Family Ocia Geneva RASAR Fermond Amuel BEST Martha Marie BEST Earl William BEST Sr	Warren Dickerson BEST 1879–1962
son Family Cora Irene HUFFSTETLER Truman Royce BEST Frederick Dickerson BEST Edgar Willis BEST Mary Netta BEST Claude Newton BEST Edith Mae BEST Burl Caleb BEST Vern Isaac Baldy BEST Lawrence Coy Shorty BEST	Coy Oscar BEST 1882–1959
son	Earnest BEST 1884–1885
daughter Family Homer Nathaniel WALKER Willie Ray WALKER Nellie I WALKER	Etta Jane BEST 1886–1949
daughter	Anna BEST 1888–1890
son Family Mary L JAMES Ernest Kenneth BEST Leonard John BEST Myrtle Belle Mrs. Max BEST John James BEST	Ralph Truman BEST 1891–1973
daughter Family James Moses MORTON Nora Almeda MORTON Benjamin Giffin Ben MORTON Eldra Caleb Eldan MORTON James Moses MORTON Jr Marie MORTON Family John Lee LAMBERT Dale B LAMBERT	Inez Doris Ina BEST 1894–1983
daughter Family John Willard WILSON Private Willard Mason WILSON Frank Best WILSON Annie Elizabeth WILSON Pauline WILSON Leon Caleb WILSON Bertha Irene WILSON Joyce L WILSON Jerry Caleb WILSON	Blanche Mertis BEST 1896–1994
daughter Family George Washington FEEZELL Horace Edgar FEEZELL Alvin Edison FEEZELL Private Private Donald Ray FEEZELL	Eva Elsie BEST 1900–1980
daughter Family James Roy WHITE Elmer Lee Elma WHITE Dorothy Mae Dot WHITE Private	Deva Delsie BEST 1900–1995
son Family Eula Delia CARPENTER Zora Belle Belle BEST William Caleb Cabe BEST Ellen Ruth BEST Lois Mae BEST	Otto Martin BEST 1904–1968

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Mary Elizabeth CARPENTER , 1861–1931 (aged 69 years)

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